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SENATOR Dino Melaye (Kogi West) has said the government of President Muhammadu Buhari has in three years borrowed more than previous governments of the Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, without any clearly defined or identified programme to point at. The lawmaker was reacting to the refusal by the president to assent …

Governor of Ekiti State, Ayodele Fayose has carpeted the All Progressives Congress (APC) in the state over the move by former finance commissioner, Mr Dapo Kolawole to stop the N11 billion refund for federal road projects executed by the state government through a court suit. The governor said such step …

The Court of Appeal in Ado – Ekiti on Wednesday ordered the retrial of a suit filed by the Incorporated Trustees of the Catholic Diocese of Ekiti against the education tax imposed on pupils by the Ekiti State Government. The court ordered parties to go back to the lower court …

Determined to jack up its internally generated revenue (IGR) for development by 100 per cent, a bill that would review Land Use Charge in the state had gone through second reading on the floor of the State House of Assembly during plenary yesterday. The law tagged “A Bill for A …

The Nigerian government has stated that no one would be left out in the campaign to enlarge the tax revenue. She said some beggars were earning millions and that “proceeds from begging are taxable. You are supposed to pay taxes even if your means of income is begging”. Minister of …

The President Muhammadu Buhari-led federal government on Thursday, launched its Voluntary Asset and Income Declaration Scheme (VAIDS) to broaden the country’s tax base and offer incentives for tax evaders. According to a report by TheCable, the Ministry of Finance revealed that the tax amnesty will run for the next nine …

Lionel Messi won’t be going to jail any more, as Spain’s public prosecutor has agreed to substitute his suspended 21-month prison sentence for tax fraud with a fine. The soccer superstar was given the jail term last July after being found guilty – alongside his father Jorge – of three …

Spanish prosecutors have had filed a claim against Manchester United manager Jose Mourinho on two counts of tax fraud in 2011 and 2012, when he managed Real Madrid. The Portuguese manager owes Spanish tax authorities €3.3m ($3.7m), a Madrid prosecutor said in a statement on Tuesday, adding it had presented …

Barcelona have expressed their support for Argentine striker Lionel Messi and his father after the Spanish Supreme Court upheld their prison sentences over tax fraud charges. Five-time World Player of the Year winner Messi, who has been at Barcelona since the age of 13, was handed a 21-month prison sentence …

The Commissioner for Commerce, Industries and Cooperatives, Mr. Michael Ayodele said the affected business outfits owed the state government money running to millions of naira. Ayodele, who spoke in Ado-Ekiti yesterday, said some of the affected firms